Barkley Rosser wrote, > The really serious version of the Joseph story is the >novel by Thomas Mann, _Joseph and his Brothers_. The usual >literary pooh-bahs like to say that _The Magic Mountain_ is >Mann's greatest novel, but it is not. J& his B is. Thanks, Barkley. And to think, I was on a Mann binge back in 1976 but got bogged down on the Magic Mountain. Regards, Tom Walker ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #408 1035 Pacific St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4G7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 669-3286 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The TimeWork Web: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/